EV-0331 — Glamorgan Archives: Freedom of Information / Historical Records Request – Mr. Williams, Cardiff Post Office Engineering Department, 1897 Mar (16 Jul 2026–24 Jul 2026)

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EV ID	EV-0331
Institution	Glamorgan Archives
Matter	Freedom of Information / Historical Records Request – Mr. Williams, Cardiff Post Office Engineering Department, 1897 Mar
Route / regime	Email · FOI
Their reference	2026/3098; 2026/3194; 2026/3217; FOI25766
Request date	16 Jul 2026
Statutory deadline	13 Aug 2026 (20 working days (FOIA s.10 / EIR reg 5(2)))
Deadline	met
First reply (not an acknowledgement)	16 Jul 2026
Days waited	0
Response class	“not held”
Exemptions cited	none cited
Redirected to	Cathays Branch and Heritage Library; Glamorgan Archives; Postal Museum and Archives
Fees or charges named	—
Messages	5 sent · 8 received (0 acknowledgements only)
Attachments from the institution	0 archived

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Timeline

Date	Direction	Class	Summary	Copy
16 Jul 2026	→ to institution	request	Freedom of Information request seeks personnel or historical records linking a named individual to the 1897 Marconi Lavernock experiments.	email · text
16 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	An archives team states no engineering staff named Williams appear in university calendars for the listed academic years.	email · text
20 Jul 2026	← from institution	redirected elsewhere	Council states the Marconi-related request is better handled by Glamorgan Archives and provides their contact details.	email · text
20 Jul 2026	→ to institution	clarification given	The requester clarifies that the request also covers Cardiff Council's own administrative records, not only archive material, and lists specific search terms and departments.	email · text
21 Jul 2026	← from institution	fee or clarification demand	The records team states a related request is already open under reference FOI25766 and asks whether the new email should be logged separately.	email · text
21 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	An archives team states it holds no Cardiff Post Office or General Post Office records and suggests Glamorgan Archives instead.	email · text
21 Jul 2026	→ to institution	clarification given	The requester asks that the prior clarification be treated as part of FOI25766 rather than a new request and reiterates the questions raised.	email · text
21 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	The archivist states Glamorgan Archives holds no records of past Post Office employees and suggests contacting the Postal Museum and Archives.	email · text
21 Jul 2026	→ to institution	clarification given	The requester clarifies that the enquiry also covers broader historical material on the Marconi experiments, not only personnel records, and asks about search scope.	email · text
22 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	The archivist confirms a catalogue search found no records relating to Post Office engineering activities, Marconi's experiments, or related connections.	email · text
22 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	An archives team reports no results from catalogue and accession-register searches and suggests a local library's Marconi-related books.	email · text
22 Jul 2026	→ to institution	clarification given	The requester asks for further detail on the scope and methodology of the searches, including search terms, collections covered, and finding aids used.	email · text
24 Jul 2026	← from institution	not held	The archivist details the search methodology, confirms all listed terms were used, and states no relevant records exist or were transferred elsewhere.	email · text

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